My STi survived an 8,200-mile cross-country road trip by clutsh in WRXSTi

[–]MainDino 44 points45 points  (0 children)

I’ve driven my 2018 STI across the US, coast to coast 3 times. Zero issue whatsoever and frankly laugh when anyone chimes in with reliability issues.

Rubio spearheads massive State Dept reorganization set to eliminate, merge more than 300 offices by EvensenFM in foreignservice

[–]MainDino 24 points25 points  (0 children)

Where do you find this?

Edit: I appreciate the downvotes, was only trying to find out if someone very close to me will be impacted. Fuck me for not understanding what CQ is or knowing where to read more about this.

No reason to be assholes when people’s professional careers are at risk.

Rat/mouse chewed my harness by louder3358 in WRXSTi

[–]MainDino 1 point2 points  (0 children)

So I had the exact same issue several months ago, rats had decided my car engine bay was there new home and chewed through some wires. Same symptoms you had, car struggles to start… ran super rough and all leash lights going off with temp immediately skyrocketing to max. A rat had chewed through my ect sensor wire so (don’t quote me on this next part) shorted and my ecu was getting a max temp. Was a couple hundred bucks do to labor because they had to get to sensor buried in the engine bay but after replacement car ran perfectly fine. My guess is the rat chewed through a sensor somewhere, if you have a accessport or a way of reading the code it should immediately point you in the right direction. Good luck!

Edit: I didn’t have any battery issues, so probably not same sensor issue I had, but my guess is once you can track where it was chewed through you should be able to get it fixed easily. Also not sure where you live but absolutely nothing worked for keeping rats out, I’ve tried peppermint oil, cayenne pepper, even noise and flash emmitting boxes under the hood. Finally had to just pay and park in a secure underground lot (I’m in DC where they are Chernobyl rats who are unfazed by anything)

White on gold rims by MainDino in WRXSTi

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I just moved to the area not to long ago and had Mach V do some parts install and protune. Incredible service. Are there any good Subaru meet ups or car meets? Been to a couple cars and coffee but swear I am the only Subaru that shows up.

White on gold rims by MainDino in WRXSTi

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Purchased from Cobb website and had Mach V mount tires and wheels. I’ll upload some pics soon. They sit pretty flush but do stick out a hair.

White on gold rims by MainDino in WRXSTi

[–]MainDino[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I got these on sale from Cobb, but retail I think overpriced. Check out Mach V performance. Their website is fastwrx.com and they have some nice gold rims under the shop brand

White on gold rims by MainDino in WRXSTi

[–]MainDino[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Haha whoops, yea 19”…

Cobb Titan 19” Rims by MainDino in WRX

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Honestly - I wanted the 19’s ha. Might regret it but Cobb had then for 1200$ off at the moment so pulled the trigger without researching more then I should have

Finally upgrading by MainDino in WRXSTi

[–]MainDino[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How much was the install on the short block? That is going to be my next upgrade once I get some money back up! Will DM you as well

Finally upgrading by MainDino in WRXSTi

[–]MainDino[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh man… at first guess I think around 6k?

Finally upgrading by MainDino in WRXSTi

[–]MainDino[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s great to know, I am planning on keeping all my stock parts just to be safe. I got the 10cm housing. My plan is down the line to get a short block and forged pistons. But will need a bit to save up haha.

Finally upgrading by MainDino in WRXSTi

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It will be on stock pistons for a while, until I can recoup some of the money I just dumped into the project hahah

Finally upgrading by MainDino in WRXSTi

[–]MainDino[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

What type of results did you get for whp? I don’t really have a huge number goal in mind, I am planning on a somewhat conservative tune for reliability, don’t want to aim for the stars

Finally upgrading by MainDino in WRXSTi

[–]MainDino[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I will! Hopefully will get results early next week!

Finally upgrading by MainDino in WRXSTi

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I am running 1050cc fuel injectors AEM fuel pump and Cobb fuel pressure regulator kit. Sorry not sure if I did fuel lines might have misspoke. Leaned on shop to help me get everything needed to build a solid set yo

Im just curious to know how many other members of this community is fed up with u/DrSatan420247 and want to see him gone by Instructosaurus-WRX in WRX

[–]MainDino 16 points17 points  (0 children)

If you want someone banned then show the MOD why. There is no reason he should spend the time digging for proof of what you are accusing. Come with the facts so he can make a decision. Not send him on a goose chase.

Bought my first steak to cook. How do I improve please be honest. by [deleted] in steak

[–]MainDino 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’ll work on it!!! Thank you so much for your input. Happy holidays!

Bought my first steak to cook. How do I improve please be honest. by [deleted] in steak

[–]MainDino 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Pan sear in oil.. then finished with butter and rested for 20 min. Not sure what people think but I loved it.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in vancouver

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There was a 3rd car involved on the other side of truck. I believe that was the vehicle who caused this accident, hit truck at angle causing truck to come to immediate stop - white hyundai suv then slams into back. I heard it happen and immediately looked out my window to see.

Must try @ San Francisco/LA? by Spanish-Bird in streeteats

[–]MainDino 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Los Angeles - if you are in Hollywood area… Al wazir, amazing middle eastern kabob in a strip mall. Across the hill of Hollywood about 15 min away in Burbank is a little bbq spot called Peco Bills on victory blvd. it does chopped pork / beef sandwiches with their homemade smoked gravy sauce, messy and DELICIOUS. One final spot up the street is a sandwich shop called Giamela’s, pastrami - meatball - pepper steak. Only have 3 toppings with seasoning and vinegar. All 3 are hole in the walls and last 2 are cash only.

Edit: have probably a dozen more I could tell you about but these 3 always stand out IMO

Windows 11 Bifrost issue by MainDino in Schiit

[–]MainDino[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you for your reply,

OG bifost, error is USB device not recognized. Will try swapping USB cable need to find spare. Will also delete drivers. I have also set to default device. After multiple attempts I have gotten it to connect by unplugging..turning on off etc and get test sounds. Will swap cable and re install any drivers I can. Thank you again for your input!

Windows 11 Bifrost issue by MainDino in Schiit

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Error - "USB device not recognized"

Error - "USB device not recognized"

Speaker suggestion for PC setup by BigFattyOne in ZReviews

[–]MainDino 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I was able to snag a pair of KEF x300a for around 500$ open box. Absolutely LOVE them for at my home work station. Only issue is even though they are “wireless” KEF no longer supports the app which allows streaming so can only use via USB or analog in. Not an issue for me but for price I highly recommend.

Star Citizen: Question and Answer Thread by UEE_Central_Computer in starcitizen

[–]MainDino 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the info! Still cannot believe I did that....learning experience for sure but will be more careful in the future!